Cruising the Barrier Reef off Belize, with BLOUNT Small Boat Adventures

Our February small boat cruise, "Best of Belize: The Barrier Reef and Guatemala," was our first ever cruise with the BLOUNT small boat cruise line. The Blount line has its home port in Rhode Island and operates under an American flag with an all-American crew. The literature promised to take us "where the big boats can't." We anticipated snorkeling along the Barrier Reef which hugs Belize for some 180 miles. In the fierce cold of a harsh Wisconsin winter, I mostly relished the idea of lounging around on an off-shore island with a small boat family of like-minded travelers. Blount kept its promises. The destination lived up to the brochure hype. Our 56 fellow passengers were as well traveled as any we have met in the past 15 years! The people of Belize value their incredible ocean and jungle resources.
We hope you enjoy the photos below. I will be checking in steadily to provide captioning to the photos and to post our winter cruise feature on the Barrier Reef off Belize.

Color, Color, Color... that, to me wraps up in a word my delightful experience of Belize. From buildings to wraps, to vegetables, and crafts, Color was the spice of life in this kindly, mellow Central American Cuntry.